Recent content by c.smith10

You say in your original post that the rattling was heard before the engine spooled up which is why i asked if the engine was running or not, if was running I am not sure what the noise was, if it wasn't running i would have a fair idea,

hi thanks for the reply, going away from the starter motor I am thinking either a golf buggy motor(to much?) or a windscreen wiper motor(not enough?) i have read that a wiper motor will produce between 13 and 1 pound foot of torque, what do you think?

was the engine running or just rotating due to wind acting on the fan blades?

hi this is my first post on here so please be gentle. my names chris and I am an aerospace engineering student and i would like to build a jet engine based around a turbo charger, i know this concept isn't new but its something i would like to build. I am on a tight budget so i need to build...